TRIAL I

[lesmodsalouette]

Trial

Today is going to be a loooong day. You knew that pretty shortly after waking up, didn't you? On the plus side, it means you've had some time to process the death of one of your own, or leisure time at the very least. But come midnight, the clocks in the castle all strike out in unison again. This time though, you barely have time to clutch your head before you're transported elsewhere.

Yes, you're coming in your pajamas if you were already in bed.

The place where you find yourself is obviously not the castle, that much is obvious from an immediate look alone. The look is very circus fair meets hell, minus any actual fire (for now). The walls, the lighting, the atmosphere is different, reds and purples and exposed rock face all together with furniture that should belong in a courtroom, and a carnival, not a caldera. It's a stylistic choice, for sure.

Seating consists of various stools on the outer ring, the layout suggesting that the preferred way to conduct trial is to free mingle towards the center, unless you're partaking in food and refreshments. A veritable bounty of a spread is available for you to partake as you like. There's even an entire table's worth of chocolate, cut out in various animal shapes for you to enjoy. And yes, alcohol too, because a banquet without the finest wines isn't a feast at all.

Even with all the food there's plenty of space for all of you, but do be careful around the pit in the center of this room. How deep does it go? Where does it lead? There are other unanswered questions to answer, and you've been tasked with finding out who murdered Tia. The Witch of Ruin demands a show and unfortunately you are his captive actors. He presides over all of this from a balcony above, the best seat in the house.

(( OOC: Welcome to your first trial! You'll have 7 hours (until 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT) to vote one (1) person guilty of murder. As this is scapegoat style, a correct vote is not necessary. Please remember to vote unless otherwise discussed with the mods, as that is our AC for this game ))

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[fourtuity]

Yeah! If he was dating, what if the other party was someone like Yoonhee? Disaster in the making!

[ guess who's still traumatized by that crystal zoom call ]

[siffriend]

What's wrong with Yoonhee?

[ Sorry, Siffrin had a fine conversation with their suitemate. ]

[fourtuity]

What isn't wrong with Yoonhee's love life?

[siffriend]

He seems like he's doing his best, but the person he's interested in is kind of dumb.

[fourtuity]

Yeah, he's a ho.

But anyway, I would not wanna insert myself into any relationship drama like that, thank you very much! Just let me have popcorn!

[perfectpower]

[Looks over here when he hears 'Yeah, he's a ho.' but then looks away when he realizes she's not talking about him.]

[fourtuity]

[ can't believe this is a ho call now ]

[siffriend]

[ ... ]

I don't think you should popcorn at other people's misfortune.







[ iykyk this is so funny of him to say, ]

[fourtuity]

But the romantic drama...

[ let her have her small joys in life wow ]

[siffriend]

Mira and Isa are all about that kind of stuff, too...

[ ... okay look, ]

I don't think you should say you're popcorning it. He might get annoyed. It's better to sit on the sidelines and experience it with a companion.

[fourtuity]

Then I'll silently share popcorn with someone while watching.

[ yeah that's the lesson to take from all this ]

[thesharpestroy]

[Shiv is trying not to laugh at that.]

[fourtuity]

[ she gets a thumbs up bc clover thinks she's cool ]

[antline]

What's a ho?

[thesharpestroy]

In this context? Someone whose love life is a fucking mess because he just can't help himself, I'm guessing.

[antline]

Help himself to what?

[fourtuity]

[ sowing is fun but oh no NOT THE REAPING ]

Uh. Someone sex-crazed.

[ she kinda waves her hand a little to punctuate ]

[antline]

Sex..


Ah. Hm. For reproduction....

[arbalestrier]

[He's got this, he totally knows this one--]

It's a farming tool. Although I don't understand why she's using it to refer to a person...

[Something to ponder, truly.]

[thesharpestroy]

You're not wrong but you're not right either.

Honestly? Progressive to call out a guy for being a ho. They've been getting away with it too fucking long.

[siffriend]

A gardening tool.

[ "He's a ho." = "Gets used". ]

[antline]

So he's a tool?

[snakeblood]

[ He's not gonna fuckin' defend that manwhore. ]

[snakeblood]

[ wow, so kind roomie. ]

[siffriend]

[ they've all been very nice to him ]